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A full list of LIC research reports
(80 in all) is at:
http://www.lic.gov.uk/publications/researchreports/index.html
Open to all?
The public library and social exclusion
Volume 1: overview and
conclusions
by Dave Muddiman [et al.]
xi, 91p
LIC research report 84
ISBN 1859011640
Volume 2: survey, case studies
and methods
by Dave Muddiman [et al.]
v,203p
LIC research report 85
ISBN: 1902394488
Volume 3: working papers
by Dave Muddiman…[et al.]
vii,399p
LIC research report 86
ISBN: 1902394496
Open to all? reports the outcomes
of an 18 month research project based at Leeds Metropolitan University conducted
in partnership with Merton and Sheffield Libraries and an independent consultant.
Volume one provides an overview of the study and its main conclusions and recommendations.
Volume 2 contains the detailed findings of the project – analyses of the project
survey and eight case studies – as well as the research design and methodology.
Volume 3 contains working papers on the following topics: theories of social
exclusion and the public library; the historical legacy; public libraries and
social class; literacy, social exclusion and the public library; lesbians, bisexuals,
gay men and transgendered people; international perspectives on libraries and
social exclusion; public libraries, children and young people and social exclusion;
user and community perceptions of the public library; central and local government
policies and social exclusion; public libraries, disability and social exclusion;
women, social exclusion and the public library; struggle against racial exclusion
in public libraries; political correctness; information and communication technologies,
social exclusion and the public library; public libraries, older people and social
exclusion.
A summary produced by the research
team is located here.
CIRCE: better communities through
better information
by Helen Leech
187p
LIC research report 1
ISBN 1902394046
Also available on the Internet
at: http://www.gloscc.gov.uk/circe/
Project CIRCE was an 18-month
research project looking at the feasibility of networking community information
between public library authorities in the UK.
Barriers discouraging access to
libraries as agents of life long learning
by Barbara Hull
105p
LIC research report 31
ISBN 1902394151
The research checked the assumption
that students in further and higher education experience barriers to accessing
libraries as agents of life long learning. Some relationships were found between
the degree of perceived barriers and variables such as: gender, social class,
ethnic origin, previous experience of library use and access to a PC in the home.
The value and impact of homework
clubs in public libraries
by Briony Train…[et al.]
84,[97]p
LIC research report 32
ISBN 190239416X
The SAILS Project: a working guide
to cross sectoral co-operation, supporting lifelong learning and staff development
by Lorraine Hall and Sally Curry
xv,109p
LIC research report 36
ISBN 1902394194
The SAILS Project is based upon
the experience gained in the city of Sunderland in the founding and development
of the Libraries Access Sunderland Scheme (LASh) which established cross sectoral
co-operation between the City's three major providers of library services in
order to provide enhanced support for lifelong learning.
SEAMLESS: an organisational and
technical model for seamless access to distributed citizens' information
by Mary Rowlatt…[et al.]
127p
LIC research report 37
ISBN 1902394208
Project pages available on the
Internet at: http://www.seamless.org.uk
The model is distributed,
and based on partnerships and common
standards developed by the SEAMLESS Project team and 29 representative organisations
including national government departments, County Council departments, District
Councils, Health authorities, business organisations, educational establishments,
CABS, voluntary and charitable groups.
Investigation of partnership models
between libraries and cable based communications
providers
Vision Research Consortium
295p
LIC research report 44
ISBN 1902394232
Also available on the Internet
at: http://www.librariesandcable.co.uk
This study explores factors
in successful partnerships between cable providers and libraries, relevant in
the context of community networks and national policy development. Key issues
in the context of partnership models were seen to include:
- Infrastructure and access;
- Cross-sectoral co-operation
and management structures;
- Government Initiatives;
- Library and Information Service
(LIS) sector developments;
- Content availability and creation;
- The Cable Industry;
- Rights .
Internet access for older adults
in public libraries
by Kay Flatten…[et al.]
16, [19]p
LIC research report 50
ISBN 1902394259
The report of a project in Monmouthshire
which used the BBC Webwise campaign, for public awareness of the Internet, to
target the older customers of five public libraries.
Developing a national inter lending
system for materials for visually impaired people
by Deborah Ryan and Pat Darter
36p
LIC research report 60
ISBN 1902394321
A cross agency partnership will
enable visually impaired users to access the resources available in the various
formats accessible through a single local gateway, and contribute significantly
to the greater social inclusion of the visually impaired community through the
provision of more effective mainstream library services.
Enhancing access to library based
ICT services for visually impaired people 1
by HumanITy
9,6,5p
LIC research report 62
STV/LIC programme report 1
ISBN 190239433X
Enhancing access to library based
ICT services for visually impaired people 2
by HumanITy
42,13,87p
LIC research report 63
STV/LIC programme report 2
ISBN 1902394348
Enhancing access to library based
ICT services for visually impaired people 3
by HumanITy
101p
LIC research report 64
STV/LIC programme report 3
ISBN 1902394356
Enhancing access to library based
ICT services for visually impaired people 4
by HumanITy
21,13,[120]p
LIC research report 65
STV/LIC programme report 4
ISBN 1902394364
A series of four publications
which present the nine deliverables from the Library and Information Commission's
Enhancing access to library based ICT services for visually impaired people
initiative.
Public library services for visually
impaired people
by Margaret Kinnell, Liangzhi
Yu and Claire Creaser
iv, 57p
LIC research report 71
ISBN 1901786382
A LISU study investigating public
library performance regarding information provision for visually impaired users.
The power of nine: a preliminary
investigation into navigation strategies for the New Library with special reference
to disabled people
by Kevin Carey and Roy Stringer
22p
LIC research report 74
STV/LIC programme report 8
ISBN 1902394461
A new paradigm - a new kind
of social exclusion based on varying abilities in information handling - is
postulated and the report addresses some fundamental issues in information navigation.
Creating Opportunities for Others
via Libraries
LIC research report 68
March 2000
University of Wales
Last
updated: Tuesday, 28 August, 2001
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